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LEO satellites provide critical atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial data, enhancing NWS forecasts for severe weather, flooding, and other hazards.

This before-and-after imagery of the Lower Mississippi River Valley shows the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding that struck the region in mid-February 2025.

February 13, 2020 Today, NOAA's network of Earth-observing satellites capture some 20 terabytes of environmental data every day as they orbit the…

The ozone band, part of the thermal infrared spectrum, allows us to track changes in the atmosphere near the tropopause with incredible detail, both day and night.

When hazardous winter weather threatens, NWS forecasters can use a new tool with GOES and JPSS satellite data to better detect two dangers—blowing snow and freezing sea spray—helping protect lives.

When hazardous winter weather threatens, NWS forecasters can use a new tool with GOES and JPSS satellite data to better detect two dangers—blowing snow and freezing sea spray—helping protect lives.

Since Jan. 31, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring a series of strong atmospheric rivers bringing heavy rain and mountain snow from central California to the Pacific Northwest, the Sierra, southern Cascades, and northern Rocky mountains.

LEO satellites track storms, winds, and sea ice, helping the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center issue warnings that protect vessels, cargo, and lives.